“I’m disappointed because the family is looking for closure and I’m able to give it to them right now,” Caruso said.

The 28-year-old Brown who looked disheveled during his brief court appearance was ordered to Central State Hospital for treatment. Caruso hopes his competency is restored so she can prosecute Brown in a court of law.

Retired Trooper Jimmy Worley, was close friend of Walker’s, said Brown will eventually pay for his crimes.

“I’m keeping up with the case,” Worley said. “If like to see that justice do the family fair, but ultimately one day he will answer for what he did.”

During a brief court hearing in late October, Walker’s family came face to face with Brown.

Prosecutors and the defense agreed on the doctor that would perform Brown’s mental evaluation to determine if he was mentally competent enough to understand the charges he faces and stand trial. Since this is a capital murder trial, Brown could face the death penalty.

Last year, a search warrant filed in Chesterfield Circuit Court in connection with the shooting death of Walker provided insight into the the mindset of the accused killer.

After his capture, Russell Brown told state police that God told him to shoot and kill Walker, according to the court document. Brown also turned to the interviewing trooper and said that the trooper was the next to die.

Master Trooper Walker, courtesy of Virginia State Police.

According to the warrant, Brown told troopers he smoked marijuana on March 7, the day of the shooting. Police said found residue of a “green leafy substance” in the vehicle Brown was driving. Police also found a magazine containing two live rounds inside the car, according to the warrant.

Police said they spoke with Brown’s grandmother who said she’d spoken to Russell recently and that over the last month or so he’d been talking about the bible and not making much sense. She said that was unlike her grandson, the warrant indicated.

The warrant also indicated Brown’s landlord recently called the suspect to inform him he was behind on his rent. The landlord said he noticed Brown had not been acting like himself.

7 comments

robbie

wow what is this world coming to get a doctor to ask some questions an act crazy and get away with it what a shame on this system we have now…he knows what he did and weed had nothing to do with him killing that cop he didnt want to go to jail and now hes gonna get a padded room with room service and we have to pay for it

manalishi

I love the whole subtle “let’s blame the weed as an excuse” too – sorry but weed is not going to make someone commit a murder… not even over a bag of doritos. I think the dude knew exactly what he was doing and this crazy act is simply that – an act.